Homer; Translated by Alexander PopeThe Iliad of Homer & The Odyssey of Homer London: Bernard Lintot, 1725-26. First editions of Alexander Pope&#39;s monumental illustrated translations of Homer&#39;s Iliad and Odyssey. Quarto, Subscribers edition. 11 volumes. Uniform contemporary calf, with gilt titles to the spine and corner ornaments, rebacked to style in medium brown calf, raised bands. The bookplate in each volume of Sir John C. Hobhouse. John Cam Hobhouse (1786 - 1869), was Lord Byron&#39;s close friend, literary confidante and executor. Frontispiece portrait in first volume of each work, engraved title vignette in second, folding map and folding view of the Siege of Troy, engraved head and tail pieces, decorated initials (but wanting the Shield of Achilles plate from volume V of the first work). Moderate foxing, tanning and offsetting in first four volumes of The Iliad, which is often encountered. The first volume lacks the half- title and a clean marginal tear to one binder&#39;s blank. The Odyssey, apart from some occasional marginal dusting, is generally crisp and fresh. Laid in is a one page a.n.s., undated, to Hobhouse, endeavoring to arrange a meeting, signatory illegible. The subscribers list for the Iliad lists 575 subscribers, including Addison, Congreve, Newton, Steele and others; that for The Odyssey are 610 (including those in the supplementary list appended to the final volume). For the Odyssey, Pope was assisted by Elijah Fenton and William Broome, and pencil notes in the texts identify the responsible party for the specific Books and Notes. That those pencil annotations and incidental others in pencil in the same hand scattered elsewhere are Hobhouse&#39;s seems probable, as a pencil note in a quite similar (or same) hand appears at the conclusion of the Postscript to the final volume (14 Dec. 1843 J.H.), suggesting either the date of his acquisition of the set, or more likely, his completion of reading. Editions in folio (large and small) to benefit the publisher followed the appearance of each new volume in a timely fashion, the proceeds from Subscriber&#39;s quarto edition having been Pope&#39;s exclusively.

M.A. Laurence EchardThe History of the Revolution and the Establishment of England in the Year 1688 : Introduced By a Necessary Review of the Reigns of King Charles and King James the Second London: Jacob Tonson, 1725. Leather Bound. Very Good. Jacob Tonson, London, 1725. 271 p. ; 20 cm. 3 books in one volume. 8vo. Full bound in contemporary mottled brown leather. Gilt borders surrounding boards. White calf spine with gilt borders. 5 raised bands. 6 compartments. Tight binding and solid boards. Moderate shelf wear. Light sunning to spine and bumping to corners. Minor rubbing to boards. Minimal scuffing to edges. Light notation in margins. Slight staining to pages throughout. Otherwise, all pages are in tact. A solid, readable copy in very good condition for its age. The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland and II of Ireland) in 1688 by a union of English Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange) who, as a result, ascended the English throne as William III of England together with his wife Mary II of England. The expression "Glorious Revolution" was first used by John Hampden in late 1689, and is an expression that is still used by the British Parliament. Laurence Echards&#39; three book volume detailing the events of this historical period is one of the most comprehensive and detailed available. Please view our pictures of this exceptional volume.

Sawyer, EdmundMEMORIALS OF AFFAIRS OF STATE In the Reigns of Q. Elizabeth and K. James I Collected (Chiefly) from the Original Papers Of the Right Honourable Sir Ralph Winwood, Kt. Sometime one of the Principal Secretaries of State. Comprehending likewise the Negotiations of Sir Henry Neville, Sir Charles Cornwallis, Sir Dudley Carleton, Sir Thomas Edmondes, Mr Trumbull, Mr Cottington and others, At the Courts of France and Spain, and in Holland, Venice, &c. Wherein the Principal Transactions of those Times Are faithfully related, and the Policies and Intrigues of those Courts at large discover&#146;d. The whole digested in an exact Series of Time. To which are added Two tables: One of the Letters, the other of the Principal Matters W.B. for T. Ward 1725. . 1st Ed. 3 vols. Folio. Port. frontis., dec. head and tail pieces. [Vol. 2 without signature [5A2]. Extremities very sl. browned, ex.-libris Wakefield School, old panelled calf binding with intricate gilt fillet, corners bumped, some surface wear, lower compartment to spine of vol. 1. neatly replaced with crack towards head of lower joint, lower joint to vol. 2 and upper joint to vol. 3 with surface cracking though firm, sl. chipped gilt lettered title labels to spines chipped with minor loss. ESTC (RLIN), N065464; ESTC (RLIN), T149866; NUC pre-1956, v. 688, p.614. Additional postage may be necessary. US$1088

anonymous [John Hutchinson]An Essay toward A Natural History of the Bible, Especially Of some Parts which relate to the Occasion of revealing Moses?s Principia London - Printed by J. Bettenham, 1725 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. An Essay toward A Natural History of the Bible, Especially Of some Parts which relate to the Occasion of revealing Mosess Principia by John Hutchinson (1674 - 1737), an English theological writer. In this work he states that Moses advanced no new Philosophy but His Description appears to have been from God, and for his Glory, and the Benefit of MenIndeed the Works of God, either natural or spiritual, are, without Revelation, unsearchable. . . Among other things, he rejects the theory that seeks to show that the biblical reports of creation, the flood, and the genealogy of Christ are not true by seeking, for instance, to explain both the Deluge and presence of fossils on mountains by suggesting that a comet run foul upon the Earth, and swashd the Seas on to Land, and so drownd all, and formd Mountains full of Oyster-shells, and after that another gave it a Side-wipe, and set it a jogging again, and dropd a few Animals upon it. &#39; [from the catalogue of D. A. Pailin]From the antiquarian library of Emeritus Professor David Arthur Pailin, with bookplates to front pastedown and a further ink inscription dated August 1977 next to a contemporary ink inscription. Condition: In a contemporary leather binding. Externally, generally smart but with some wear to extremities, occasional loss to leather to boards. Hinges strained. Text block firmly bound. Bright but with slight foxing and offsetting to endpapers and some handling marks throughout. Overall: GOOD.

MANDEVILLE, SIR JOHNTHE VOIAGE AND TRAVAILE OF SIR JOHN MAUNDEVILE Printed [by William Bowyer] for J. Woodman, and D. Lyon, London 1725 - 235 x 146 mm (9 1/4 x 5 3/4"). 3 p.l. (additional title page tipped onto flyleaf), xvi, [8], 384, [8] pp. One of 350 copies (see below). Pleasing recent retrospective sprinkled calf, covers paneled in blind with blindstamped fleuron cornerpieces, raised bands decorated in blind, head and tail panels with blindstamped floral ornament, red morocco label, new endpapers. Title printed in red and black. A Large Paper Copy. Additional title page printed in red and black with 19th century ownership signature of A. J. O'Dell; other title page with ink signature of Josh[ua] Winter and front flyleaf with Winter's thoughts on the author, dated 1746 (see below); occasional ink marginalia in Winter's hand. Cox I, 319; Lowndes II, 1463; ESTC T-100822; Maslen & Lancaster, "Bowyer Ledgers," 1096. Front flyleaves with faint dampstain along head and fore edges, text with margins faintly browned, isolated minor stains, foxing, corner creases, and other trivial imperfections, but an excellent copy--very smooth, clean, and fresh internally, with commodious margins, and with the well-executed sympathetic binding unworn. This is a tall, pleasing copy of a famous book, offered here in a particularly important and sought-after edition. First appearing as an anonymous manuscript in France in about 1357, the work exists in many forms: there are at least 22 versions known from some 250 surviving manuscripts, and the account was printed at least 20 times in the 15th century (in Latin, French, German, and Italian, as well as once each by Pynson and Wynkyn de Worde). The work continued to appear with regularity in English during the 16th and 17th centuries, but ours is said by Cox to be the "completest edition up to date," and it is characterized by Lowndes as "the best English edition." Cox tells us that although "long accepted as an authentic and valuable record of travel," it is now known to be a fabrication. He gave the credit for authorship to "one Jehan d'Oultremeuse, a citizen of Liege," but Britannica states that d'Oultremeuse was merely the executor of the estate of the real author, Liege physician Jean de Bourgogne, who confessed the deception to d'Oultremeuse on his deathbed. The DNB, however, speculates that the author was likely to have been a monk, "perhaps the librarian of his house," someone with access to a large library and someone who had read the accounts written by real travellers describing exotic places he himself had never visited. Regardless of its origin, the work was for centuries a respected travel reference used by explorers, including Christopher Columbus, and it continues to provide fascinating reading as a description of the known world in the 14th century. We know that the 1725 edition was strictly limited: K. I. D. Maslen and John Lancaster found it listed in the records of London printer William Bowyer, who noted that he printed 350 copies. Our particular copy has an especially strong connection with the past because of the annotations of its early (probably original) owner, the Reverend Joshua Winter of All Saints Church in Derby. A leading intellectual and member of the Derby Philosophical Society, Winter says, among other things, in his marginal notes that Addison's characterization of this work as the product of "a meer [sic] ignorant absurd Romancer" is misguided, and that it is rather "the work of a sober, sensible man.". [Attributes: Hard Cover]

[Congregational Church in New England]:A CONFESSION OF FAITH, OWNED AND CONSENTED UNTO BY THE ELDERS AND MESSENGERS OF THE CHURCHES ASSEMBLED AT BOSTON IN NEW-ENGLAND, MAY 12, 1680. BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THAT SYNOD Boston: Printed for B. Eliot and D. Henchman, 1725.. [2],iv,49pp. Antique-style speckled calf, ruled in gilt, spine gilt, leather label. Titlepage lightly tanned. Light dampstaining along top and bottom edges. Minor internal water stain. Very good. With a preface by Increase Mather. The third edition of this important work, the first edition of which the NUC locates only one copy, and the second of which was printed in parallel English and American Indian language. The 1680 Synod was the most important meeting on New England church government after those of 1648 and 1662. This is an excellent copy of an important (and the earliest obtainable) edition. EVANS 2608. HOLMES, INCREASE MATHER 92-C.

HOMANN HEIRSAccurater Grundriss und Prospect der Weltberuhmten Hollandischen Haupt und Handels-stadt Amsterdam Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. unbound. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 19.25" x 22.75". This stunning plan of Amsterdam, published circa 1725, celebrates the capital of the Netherlands at the peak of its economic and military power. Hand coloring highlights the semi-circular shape of the city, which pivots around the trade center of the Amstel River. Over 300 prominent locations are labeled throughout the map in accordance with keys in the upper corners. Gardens and windmills are also drawn. Below the plan, multitudes of ships are rendered with fine detail in the harbor, illustrating the city&#39;s bustling trade. This effect is furthered by the panoramic view at the bottom of the map, which looks onto the city&#39;s waterfront from the sea. The view is set off with a frame that is adorned on the sides with the city&#39;s coats of arms. It is also topped with a cartouche featuring the city&#39;s arms sitting on a throne, surrounded by cherubs and books. Books on the left list the trading partners of the Dutch East India company, and books on the right name the Dutch colonies, including New Amsterdam, Curacao and Brasilia, below the logo of the Dutch West India Company. The cartouche continues to the sides of the map with scenes of commerce, featuring people from around the New World bringing their goods. Of particular interest is a tobacco rope made from twisted tobacco leaves, which points to the growing prominence of the tobacco trade. This map was printed from the Homann&#39;s original by his heirs. As was customary for Homann&#39;s maps and other Dutch maps of the mid-1800s, the plan has been colored and the cartouche and view left uncolored. It is in good condition with very minor chips to the corners and some overall discoloration. Stain near the river in the upper right. Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) was a renowned German mapmaker of the late 17th and early 18th century who served as geographer to the Holy Roman Emperor. His business was carried on through the 18th century by the Homann Heirs, also prolific and popular mapmakers. Their continued success with maps such as this one proves the enduring value of Homann&#39;s work.

HERRERA, Antonio de. Translated into English by Capt. John Stevens.:THE GENERAL HISTORY OF THE VAST CONTINENT and ISLANDS OF AMERICA, Commonly call?d The West-Indies, from The First Discovery thereof: With the Best Accounts the People could give of their Antiquities London, printed for Jer. Batley, 1725.. Collected from the Original Relations sent to the Kings of Spain. By Antonio de Herrera, Historiographer to His Catholick Majesty. Translated into English by Capt. John Stevens. Illustrated with Cutts and Maps. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 1725-1726, 6 volumes, complete set, Volumes I - III 1725, Volumes IV - VI 1726, 8vos, approximately 195 x 120 mm, 7¾ x 4¾ inches, titles printed red and black, 20 plates including portraits of Columbus and of Cortes, 1 plate with five portraits, 5 folding maps and 12 folding plates, LACKING FOLDING MAP IN VOLUME I, now replaced with another very similar 18th century folding map from another work, 2 extra folding maps of North and South America, not called for, pictorial head- and tailpieces and initials, pages: (8), 379, (1); (2), 436; (2), 418; (2), 422, (2); (2), 430, (2); (2), 408, (32) - index and 2 pages of adverts, bound in original speckled calf, double ruled gilt border to covers, raised bands, gilt rules, gilt lettered red morocco labels and gilt volume number. Bindings slightly worn, lightly rubbed and slightly marked, some corners slightly worn and showing cardboard at tips, hinges just starting to crack at head and tail on Volume III, tiny wormhole on upper hinge of Volume VI, front inner paper hinges cracked, early ink name on some pastedowns, pale name at top of title page in Volume II, small closed tear from margin edge into text on 2 pages, neatly repaired with no loss, a little pale damp staining to upper margins of last 10 leaves in Volume III, 1 folding map lightly browned, large closed tear to 1 large folding map of South America, neatly repaired on reverse with loss of 1 or 2 letters, 1 folding plate with slight vertical misfold, folding frontispiece in Volume VI wormed in lower margin with neat old repair on reverse, small patch of worming to lower inner corner of title page and lower blank outer corner of pages 145-152 in same volume wormed with small hole, repaired neatly. A very good clean tight set. An important account of the early Spanish conquest of the New World, originally published in Madrid in 1601-15. The author relied on many primary sources which are no longer available. ESTC N1037; Hill, Pacific Voyages, Volume I, page 143; Borba de Moraes, Volume I page 399; Sabin 31557. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. POSTAGE AT COST.

Watson, WilliamThe Clergy-Man&#39;s Law: Or, The Complete Incumbent Collected from the 1725. Watson, William [1637?-1689]. The Clergy-Man&#39;s Law: Or, the Complete Incumbent. Collected from the 39 Articles, Canons, Decrees in Chancery and Exchequer, as Also from All the Acts of Parliament, and Common-Law Cases, Related to the Church and Clergy of England: Digested Under Proper Heads for the Benefit of Patrons of Churches, and the Parochial Clergy. And Will be Useful to All Students, and Practitioners of the Law. With a Table of Contents of the Chapters, and Another of the Principal Matters. To Which is Added, the Names of the Present Bishops, and Other Chief Dignitaries of the Church of England. With Large Additions. London: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, 1725. iv, [8], 652, 61 pp. Folio (12-1/2" x 8"). Contemporary calf, raised bands, blind frames and fillets to boards. Some rubbing, staining and a few scuffs, wear to corners and spine ends, front board partially detached but secure, rear board just starting. Early bookplate and annotation to front pastedown. Light offsetting to endleaves, title page and text notably fresh. * Third Edition. "[During the eighteenth century a] number of books aimed at setting out more or less a summary of those branches of law which would be useful to the clergy. The most elaborate of these books is [the present title], which was first published in 1701 and reached a fourth edition by 1747. The author was a clergyman who held the deanery of Battel; but he had been educated with a view to becoming a practitioner in the ecclesiastical courts, and had taken his degree of doctor of laws. Because he had had a legal education he was, he tells us &#39;soon apply&#39;d to by his neighbours, as a person able to advise them in the many doubts and difficulties that daily occurred to them.&#39; (...) The book deals clearly and systematically in fifty-nine chapters with the law and practice on all topics which are useful to the clergy. It is a learned book; but, as the title page indicates, it is compiled almost entirely from the English cases, statutes and other authorities, to which the full references are given. Though the author is an LL.D. he is obviously more learned in English law than in the civil or canon law.": Holdsworth, History of English Law 12:622-623. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the Br

HOMANN HEIRSAccurater Grundriss und Prospect der Weltberuhmten Hollandischen Haupt und Handels-stadt Amsterdam Homann Johann Baptist Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. unbound. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 19.25" x 22.75". This stunning plan of Amsterdam, published circa 1725, celebrates the capital of the Netherlands at the peak of its economic and military power. Hand coloring highlights the semi-circular shape of the city, which pivots around the trade center of the Amstel River. Over 300 prominent locations are labeled throughout the map in accordance with keys in the upper corners. Gardens and windmills are also drawn. Below the plan, multitudes of ships are rendered with fine detail in the harbor, illustrating the city's bustling trade. This effect is furthered by the panoramic view at the bottom of the map, which looks onto the city's waterfront from the sea. The view is set off with a frame that is adorned on the sides with the city's coats of arms. It is also topped with a cartouche featuring the city's arms sitting on a throne, surrounded by cherubs and books. Books on the left list the trading partners of the Dutch East India company, and books on the right name the Dutch colonies, including New Amsterdam, Curacao and Brasilia, below the logo of the Dutch West India Company. The cartouche continues to the sides of the map with scenes of commerce, featuring people from around the New World bringing their goods. Of particular interest is a tobacco rope made from twisted tobacco leaves, which points to the growing prominence of the tobacco trade. This map was printed from the Homann's original by his heirs. As was customary for Homann's maps and other Dutch maps of the mid-1800s, the plan has been colored and the cartouche and view left uncolored. It is in good condition with very minor chips to the corners and some overall discoloration. Stain near the river in the upper right. Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) was a renowned German mapmaker of the late 17th and early 18th century who served as geographer to the Holy Roman Emperor. His business was carried on through the 18th century by the Homann Heirs, also prolific and popular mapmakers. Their continued success with maps such as this one proves the enduring value of Homann's work.

Zanthier, A. FClenodiographia Imperialis Wittenberg: Gerdesiam, 1725. 152 pages with 11 pages of index. Some interesting illustrations. In Latin and German. Red edges all around, title in pen on cover, title page has some minor notes, interesting bookplate of Johann Conrad Feuerlein (1725-1788), Councillor to the city of Nurnberg.. Board. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Imperial History.

HOMANN HEIRSAccurater Grundriss und Prospect der Weltberuhmten Hollandischen Haupt und Handels-stadt Amsterdam Homann, Johann Baptist, Nuremburg - This stunning plan of Amsterdam, published circa 1725, celebrates the capital of the Netherlands at the peak of its economic and military power. Hand coloring highlights the semi-circular shape of the city, which pivots around the trade center of the Amstel River. Over 300 prominent locations are labeled throughout the map in accordance with keys in the upper corners. Gardens and windmills are also drawn. Below the plan, multitudes of ships are rendered with fine detail in the harbor, illustrating the city's bustling trade. This effect is furthered by the panoramic view at the bottom of the map, which looks onto the city's waterfront from the sea. The view is set off with a frame that is adorned on the sides with the city's coats of arms. It is also topped with a cartouche featuring the city's arms sitting on a throne, surrounded by cherubs and books. Books on the left list the trading partners of the Dutch East India company, and books on the right name the Dutch colonies, including New Amsterdam, Curacao and Brasilia, below the logo of the Dutch West India Company. The cartouche continues to the sides of the map with scenes of commerce, featuring people from around the New World bringing their goods. Of particular interest is a tobacco rope made from twisted tobacco leaves, which points to the growing prominence of the tobacco trade. This map was printed from the Homann's original by his heirs. As was customary for Homann's maps and other Dutch maps of the mid-1800s, the plan has been colored and the cartouche and view left uncolored. It is in good condition with very minor chips to the corners and some overall discoloration. Stain near the river in the upper right. Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724) was a renowned German mapmaker of the late 17th and early 18th century who served as geographer to the Holy Roman Emperor. His business was carried on through the 18th century by the Homann Heirs, also prolific and popular mapmakers. Their continued success with maps such as this one proves the enduring value of Homann's work. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 19.25" x 22.75".

Crouch, HenryA Complete View of the British Customs. Containing the Rates of 1725. Crouch, Henry [d. 1732]. A Complete View of the British Customs. Containing, I. A Perfect and Distinct Account of the Several Particular Branches Whereof that Revenue Consists. II. The Former and Additional Books of the Rates of Merchandizes, From Which Most of Those Branches are Chargeable (...) All Calculated to the Utmost Exactness. Together With the Several Rules, Orders, &c. Annexed to the Book of Rates. III. Directions for, And Examples of, the Method of Computing the Aforesaid Duties to be Paid and Repaid; With the Drawbacks and Bounties on the Exportation of Several British Goods, &c. IV. The Several Ports, Members and Creeks of Great Britain; The Lawful Keys, Wharfs, &c. And the Fees Payable to the Officers of the Customs in the Port of London: with the Duties of Scavage, Package, &c. Payable to the Said City. V. An Index, Wherein is Comprehended the Substance of the Several Laws Now in Force, Relating to the Customs, &c. The Whole Being a Complete System of His Majesty&#39;s Revenue of Customs. Continued to the End of Session of Parliament, Anno Noni Georgii. To Which is Now Added, A Supplement, Containing Several Alterations and Additions. And the Rates of Merchandizes Usually Imported, And Not Particularly Rated in the Former Book of Rates. With the Total Net Duties and Drawbacks. Being a Further Continuation to the End of the Session of Parliament, Anno Undecimo Georgii. London: Printed for J. Osborn and T. Longman, 1725. [iv], [2], 439 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf, gilt rules enclosing blind fillets to boards, gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners, a few scuffs to rear board, joints cracked but secure, hinges partially cracked. Toning, annotations in early hand to endleaves, early signature to head of title page. A nice copy. * Second edition. First published in 1724, a time when Great Britain was consolidating its status as the world&#39;s leading maritime power, Crouch&#39;s handbook is an encyclopedic account of English customs law. As one would expect, it contains a great deal of information relating to colonies. It went through five editions, the final in 1755. Taken together, they are a valuable source of information for students of Atlanti